Active mechanical metamaterials (AMMs)(or smart mechanical metamaterials) that combine
the configurations of mechanical metamaterials and the active control of stimuli‐responsive …

As we enter the age of designer matter—where objects can morph and change shape on
command—what tools do we need to create shape-shifting structures? At the heart of an …

Multistable mechanical metamaterials are artificial materials whose microarchitectures offer
more than two different stable configurations. Existing multistable mechanical metamaterials …

The properties of conventional materials result from the arrangement of and the interaction
between atoms at the nanoscale. Metamaterials have shifted this paradigm by offering …

We study the buckling of hemispherical elastic shells subjected to the combined effect of
pressure loading and a probing force. We perform an experimental investigation using thin …

When a flat elastic strip is compressed along its axis, it is bent in one of two possible
directions via spontaneous symmetry breaking, forming a cylindrical arc. This is a …

This Perspective accounts for recent progress in the directed control of interfacial fluid flows
harnessed to assemble architected soft materials. We are focusing on the paradigmatic …

Prominent examples of longitudinal phase separation in elastic systems include elastic
necking, the propagation of a bulge in a cylindrical party balloon, and the beading of a gel …

Soft shells undergoing intricate buckling and morphological evolutions can serve as a model
system for understanding the morphogenesis of organs, tissues, cells, and nuclei. In this …

The mechanical behavior of a structure made by joining two flexible flanges with a
deformable pleated web, simply called continuous birod, is investigated. When axially …